Article holder



Aug. 29, 1933.

R. M. KINCAID ARTICLE HOLDER Filed July 27, 1929 20 18 INVENTIVOR Patented Aug. Z9, f t

ARTICLE HOLDER Russell M. Kincaid, f Detroit, Mich.,.assignor t6 Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, Miehaa corpo-n ration of Delaware Application July ,27, 1929. seria No. 381,619?

ZClaims. (01-. 51-209 Q J This invention relates to .a holder more particularly to a resilient holder for holding a combination with the blocks of V abrasive material.

vice which may be easily supported in the operators hand and preferably to make the device re-. 10 silient so that it will readily conforin to, curved- Surfaces as well as to flat surfaces."

Another object of the invention'is to form a; holding device'from a resilient material, such as a block of rubber, and to arrange a plurality of rigid projections of abrasive material on one face a of the rubber.

' A further object of the invention is to provide" openings in one face of the holding device which overlap in horizontal planes, and to frictionally hold abrasive blocks in the openings V I e Other objects and advantages of the invention will more fully-appear from the following de 1 scription taken in connection with the accompany'ing drawing, in whichz a Fig. 1 is a side elevation ofa holding block and the abrasive blocks showing a preferr'dbmbodiment of.

broken away and in section. I

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the device shownin Fig. 1, as viewed in a; direction'indicated by the arrows 22.'-'

Referring to the drawing wherein I. have illus-. trated a preferred embodiment of my invention,

.the reference numeral 10 designates a block,

35. preferably formed from rubber and is shown in rectangular formation. One face 12 of'the block smaller openings .20.,exte'nding fromthe. outer surface 18 to the bottom facelfi.

Blocks of abrasive material 22 showndnfcylin drical form are. received the larger openings ,,14,and seat against the bottomi faces 16. The

abrasive blocks '22 are longer than the depth '01" the openings 14 so thatthey project beyond the surface 12. The smaller openings20 arefor the 0 purpose of inserting a suitable tool for punching out the remaining portion of the abrasive blocks after they have worn down flush with the sur face 12 of the-bl'ock-lO. These openings 20 also provide a means for the escape'of air in the open- 3 .,ings14 when the block 22 is'inserted. ,7

An object of the invention is to provide adey invention, 6 a portion'thereof'being' appended claims. a I What Iclaim is:

The edge faces 240i theblockilO are depressed I t I to provide agripwhich makes the block' easie1'. plurality of objects, such as abrasive blocks used i in polishing surfaces, as'well as toa holder in to holdin the .operatorshand.

Referring to Fig. 2, it will be seen that the j abrasive blocks have been arranged in rows e'x-;

tendingtransversely of the block 10 and that the abrasive blocks 22 of one row overlap the abrasive blocks in the'adjace'nt rowwhen viewed'gin a plane parallel to the plane of theflat surface 12, andthat a block in one row lies' on a longitudinal line between two adjacent blocks in the row adjacent; Thus, by moving the block inany Y direction all portions of a surface bei rubbed are coveredwithoutleavinga portion untouched.

The blocks" of abrasive material 22 are preterit- 1 bly frictionally held in the openings lean d when the blocks 10 are-madefrom resilient-material; suchas rubber, the b locks' 22 are more securely v held by friction due to the elasticity of the rubher. If desired, the openings 14 may be slight-i f ly smaller than the blocks 22 to more securely hold the abrasive blocks. a Whenthe block 10' is madefof I flexible enough to permit each abrasive block to extendat right angles tothe surface of the articlebeing polished, and each abrasivev block movable independently of the other blocks. The. entire device is very light in weight, thereby inak ing it easy'for the operator to support. a i i It will be understood thatvariousbhangesQ including the size,' shape and material ofthe device, may be made without departing from the spirit of myinvention and it is'in'otmy intention a 1 to" limit its scope other than. by the terms of the i 1.. A "device of the class described comprising a rectangular block having a'plurality ofcylin- 1 drical openingsin oneface thereofanda plurality-of smaller openings in the opposite face there 2' A 1 -of,,e:j ten ding'intothe'first named openings, and cylindrical abrasive blocks in said firstgnamed openings projecting beyond'thefface of :the block.

2. A device ofthe class described comprising a rubber block having a plurality ..'of openings in 7 one face thereof and 'a plurality of smaller open-. a

ings in the opposite face thereof extending'into 1 thefirst named openings, and abrasive blocks in said first namedopenings projecting beyond-the facejoftheblocki, it a. P RUS SEIL'M.KINCAI D.'

rubberfit is 

